2012 PARKS FOUNDATION CALGARY ANNUAL REPORT MISSION Parks Foundation Calgary creates opportunities to improve the quality of life throughout the Calgary Region. PFC has a unique ability to bring together diverse partners to enhance Calgary’s parks, river valleys and amateur sports. PFC relies on a dedicated body of volunteers and staff to realize its vision. VISION Parks Foundation Calgary, through partnerships, is a leading catalyst in creating parks, preserving river valleys and supporting amateur sport. Contents Letter from the Chairman and CEO 2 Board of Governors 4 Staff and Committees 5 Major Projects and Programs 6 Calgary Greenway............................................................................................................................... 6 Harvie Passage and River Passage Park....................................................................................... 10 Bio-Energy Park.................................................................................................................................... 12 Building Playgrounds and Communities Grant Program......................................................14 Bench Dedication Program..............................................................................................................18 Saddledome Amateur Sport Grant Program............................................................................. 20 Horticultural Program........................................................................................................................ 22 Project Gift Administration and Conceptual Drawing Grants..............................................24 The Art Smith Amateur Sport Legacy Fund............................................................................... 26 Jack Leslie Youth Environment Grant........................................................................................... 28 Donors 30 Message from the Finance Chair 41 Financials 42 Letter from the Chairman and CEO It is our sincere pleasure to report on all of Parks The Building Playgrounds and Communities Dedication Program. Foundation Calgary’s successes in 2012. This year Program experienced another incredibly can be characterized by the significant progress successful year. Working with communities and The Saddledome Amateur Sport Grant Program of our capital projects and core programs as well schools, the program saw the construction of awarded more than half a million dollars to as the momentum we have looking ahead to another 23 playgrounds around the city. Among 15 amateur sport organizations throughout 2013. the completed playgrounds is a fully accessible, Calgary. outdoor fitness park for seniors at Southview Our largest capital project, the Calgary Park located in the community of Forest Lawn. There were 42 community-initiated projects Greenway, reached some key milestones in The Horticultural Program provided 185 that received support through our Project Gift 2012. The City of Calgary is now providing the participants the opportunity to garden this Administration program. maintenance of Phase 1. Phase 2 construction summer. We were able to reach out to more than began and is 80% funded thanks to the double the participants over the previous year All of the success we have experienced this generous contribution from the City of Calgary, by developing three new sites in addition to the past year is a result of the teamwork among Don and Hazel Skinner, and the success existing programs at Haultain Park and Calgary our staff, Board of Governors, Advisory achieved by our Greenway Fundraising Chair, Rotary Challenger Park. Council, Committee Members, and our newly Jim Davidson. Finally, the alignment and formed Patrons Council. A special thank you conceptual plans for Phase 3 began. Phase 3 will A great deal of effort was expended in moving to Jim Davidson and Sherry Austin for their be developed in concurrent increments as the the Bio-Energy Park project forward. A refined amazing effort with the Calgary Greenway. final phase of this project. The first Walk-With-Us concept plan was completed and strong Our sincere appreciation goes to Mark Terrill Festival was held in Phase 1 in June and was a partnerships were developed. as he completed his term as Board Chair and huge success. More than 1,000 Calgarians came continues to recruit new members to the Board. out for the day and learned more about the A total of 53 benches were sponsored by family, project. friends and loved ones through our Bench 2 As always our sincere appreciation goes to our invaluable partner, the City of Calgary. Working with Mayor Nenshi, City Council, Dr. Erika Hargesheimer, and Anne Charlton - Parks Director and member of our Board of Governors - makes the work we do throughout Calgary possible. Without the ongoing support of the City of Calgary, we would be unable to make significant contributions, like the Calgary Greenway, to the citizens of this great city. As we move into 2013 we are encouraged and excited by the potential all of our projects and programs present. We anticipate beginning construction on the final phase of the Greenway, building numerous John Houghton Myrna Dubé playgrounds around the city, expanding our Chairman, Board of Governors Chief Executive Officer Horticultural Program, launching Bio-Energy Park and continuing to support amateur athletes. Thank you all for your continued support. 3 Board of Governors Back row from left to right: Dave Ardell, Ian Playfair, Gregory Forrest, Kim Koss, Don Baird. Front row from left to right: Myrna Dubé, Rick Nicholson, Sherry Austin, John Houghton, Penny Leckie, Kristin Yarish, Mark Terrill, Gerry McHugh. Missing: Jim Davidson, Anne Charlton. John Houghton, Chairman Anne Charlton, City Parks Appointee Don Baird, Member at Large VP of Corporate Development, Scott Land & Director, City of Calgary Parks President, D.T. Baird Business Consulting Lease Ltd. Gregory Forrest, Saddledome Foundation Appointee Penny Leckie, Member at Large Mark Terrill, Past Chairman Gregory Forrest, Barrister & Solicitor President, P. Leckie Professional Corporation President and CEO, Jones Brown Inc. Kim Koss, Calgary Chamber of Commerce Appointee Gerry McHugh, Member at Large Rick Nicholson, Treasurer & Chair, Finance VP Business Development Operations Manager, Calgary Stampede Principal, Trivest Calgary Chamber of Commerce Kristin Yarish, Member at Large Dave Ardell, Chair, Amateur Sport Ian Playfair, Past Chair, Finance Associate, Field Law Director, Alberta Environment Investment Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns Myrna Dubé Jim Davidson, Chair, Calgary Greenway Sherry Austin, Member at Large CEO, Parks Foundation Calgary Chairman and CEO President, Executive Consulting Services FirstEnergy Capital Corp. 4 Staff and Committees Parks Foundation Calgary Staff Myrna Dubé, Chief Executive Officer Lily Llaguno, VP, Finance Jenna Findlater, Major Projects Manager Catherine Gulinao, Bench/Building Playgrounds Manager Amber Hyde, Communications Manager Frances Kordov, Executive Assistant & Horticultural Program Coordinator Dolores Sakauye, Accounting Manager From left to right: Catherine Gulinao, Jenna Findlater, Lily Llaguno, Myrna Dubé, Dolores Sakauye, Amber Hyde, Frances Kordov. Parks Foundation Calgary Committees Saddledome Amateur Sport Executive Committee Finance Committee Advisory Committee Committee John Houghton, Chairman Rick Nicholson, Chair Gordon Brown Dave Ardell, Chair Mark Terrill, Past Chairman Mark W. Fletcher Walter Chayka Tim Bjornson Rick Nicholson, Treasurer and Robert Harper Terry Hawitt Ryan Boyd Finance Committee Chair David Inhaber Jean Hendry Greg Forrest Myrna Dubé, CEO Ian Playfair Wallace MacInnes Tanya Kahanoff M. Blake Walker Al Schreiner Don Patrician John Zeller Bill Selby Sue Scott Myrna Dubé Amber Hyde Lily Llaguno 5 THE CALGARY GREENWAY Major Projects and Programs | The Calgary Greenway The Calgary Greenway project gained momentum in 2012. Phase 1 is funded and complete and the City has now taken over maintenance. The rail crossing near Memorial Drive SE is outstanding but CN is working with the City and Transport Canada to resolve this as soon as possible. Phase 2 construction began and is 80% funded. The pathway and spur into Ralph Klein Park was constructed and Greenway signage was installed in Fish Creek Park. The boardwalks and wetland interpretive areas will be constructed over the winter and construction is anticipated to be complete in 2013. The first Walk-With-Us Festival took place in Phase 1 in June 2012 and was a huge success. More than 1,000 Calgarians came out to the event. A city-wide Greenway event will be planned for 2013 in Phase 2 in partnership with Calgary’s Rotary Clubs and Brookfield Residential Properties. Ground3 was brought on to prepare a draft alignment of Phase 3. Phase 3 will be the final phase of the project and construction will begin in 2013 in concurrent increments. When complete, the Calgary Greenway will provide users with 138 km of year-round outdoor destinations available to explore and open to everyone. 7 In 2012, Parks Foundation Calgary welcomed the members of the Calgary Greenway Patrons Council. The Patrons Council members are ambassadors of the project and provide valuable insight based on their experience and expertise. Calgary Greenway Family using the Greenway Walk-With-Us Festival Patrons Council Jim Davidson, Chair Scott Bratt Vincent Chahley Paul Colborne John P. Dielwart Dr. Chen Fong John G. Langille Ronald J. Poelzer Ruth Ramsden-Wood Scott Saxberg Shepard Wetland